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- Title
Insights and inferences about integron evolution from genomic data.
- Authors
Nemergut, Diana R; Robeson, Michael S; Kysela, Robert F; Martin, Andrew P; Schmidt, Steven K; Knight, Rob
- Abstract
Integrons are mechanisms that facilitate horizontal gene transfer, allowing bacteria to integrate and express foreign DNA. These are important in the exchange of antibiotic resistance determinants, but can also transfer a diverse suite of genes unrelated to pathogenicity. Here, we provide a systematic analysis of the distribution and diversity of integron intI genes and integron-containing bacteria.
- Publication
BMC genomics, 2008, Vol 9, p261
- ISSN
1471-2164
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1186/1471-2164-9-261